Matthew 25:2
Five were foolish, and five were wise.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
In Context
3The foolish girls took their lamps but didn't take any oil with them,
Cross References
Matthew 7:24Everyone that hears the words I say, and follows them, is like a wise man who built his house on solid rock.
Matthew 13:38“The field is the world. The good seeds are the children of the kingdom. The weed seeds are the children of the evil one.
Matthew 22:10So the servants went out into the streets and brought back everyone they could find, both the good and the bad. The wedding hall was full.
1 Corinthians 10:1Now I want to explain this to you, brothers and sisters. Our forefathers lived under the cloud, and they all passed through the sea.
Jude 1:5Even though you already know this, I want to remind you that though the Lord saved his people out of the land of Egypt, later he still destroyed those who disbelieved.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:2-14
The Parable of the Ten Virgins. 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those… Read the whole commentary →